Paul Szmal: And good morning, welcome to FLX Morning as we continue here on Finger Lakes News Radio. Coming up on 7.52, it's 64. We definitely need the rain that Kevin Williams is forecasting to come in. But we're going to shift gears now and we're going to talk about a job fair that is coming up. Joining me right now is Tori Perron, who is the nurse recruiter at the Thompson Hospital. Tori, good morning. How are you this morning?
Tori Perrin: Good morning. I'm doing well. How about you?
Paul Szmal: I'm doing great. Doing great. Tell me a little bit about this job fair that's coming up.
Tori Perrin: So we are hosting a job fair here at Thompson on Thursday, the 25th of September from two to five. It will take place on our Constellation Building for Health and Healing. And we are really just open to having folks come and see what Thompson has to offer. We have a lot of different positions available, starting all the way from entry-level positions, administration positions, up to clinical positions. So lots of things to offer. And we like people to come check out Thompson because we have a wonderful culture here. And it feels like a family to work here. And we want people to come experience that.
Paul Szmal: You know, I was actually looking here and didn't realize that Thompson Hospital is listed as part of the top 150 places to work in health care published by Becker's Hospital Review in 2025. That's quite the honor.
Tori Perrin: It is an honor. And a lot of that really plays into our strong leadership and that culture that I refer to. I tell nursing students all the time when I speak to them that it's very easy for me to talk about the culture because it's real and people feel it. Clinical students feel it when they come in. Folks that come in for a shadow and an interview feel it. It is just a friendly environment. And we support our staff. We celebrate our staff. And people notice that very early on here.
Paul Szmal: Now, will there be interviews conducted as part of this job fair?
Tori Perrin: There will. So we will have several of our hiring managers available. They'll be stationed right in our cafeteria. And there will be several of us from the recruitment team to help folks navigate that and to get right in front of hiring managers on Thursday. So come with a resume and be dressed for an interview and ready to go.
Paul Szmal: That is exactly what we say, dressed for success.
Tori Perrin: Absolutely. We're talking with Tori Perrin, who is the nurse recruiter from Thompson Hospital, about the job fair that is coming up just a couple of days away on Thursday afternoon. And this will be at Thompson Hospital in Canandaigua, correct?
Tori Perrin: Yes, that is correct. They can come right in through the Constellation Building for Health and Healing, which is on the backside of our hospital off of West Street. And there will be flags and sandwich boards to help direct people where to go and where to park and where to enter the building.
Paul Szmal: Is there any particular greater need this time around in terms of what you're looking for in terms of candidates?
Tori Perrin: It's really a combination. I mean, certainly as the nurse recruiter, I always speak to needing nurses. Health care is a challenging time right now. And nursing is a challenging profession, although a wonderful profession. So we're always looking for nurses, but we're also looking for folks in all of our different departments. Again, a lot of different things, you know, clinical secretaries in our physician practices, nurses in hospital, you know, nutrition services folks, environmental services folks. We have many, many open opportunities for folks, depending on what they're interested in.
Paul Szmal: Okay. And the job fair is from 2 until 5 this Thursday afternoon. Is there a particular lot that people should park in, Tori, to get to the job fair?
Tori Perrin: Yes. The best place to park is to, it's off of West Street and the road is called the Thompson Way. And when you pull down that road, there will be a large parking lot on the left and then the Constellation Building's on the right. And that's where you're going to enter. And then I will be at the front door to greet you and help you find your way and navigate through the fair.
Paul Szmal: All right. That sounds like a plan. Tori, thank you so much for joining us this morning. We greatly appreciate it.
Tori Perrin: Thank you for having me. I hope you have a wonderful day.
Paul Szmal: Yes, you too. It is 756 on FLX Morning.
